Play Fair Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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play fair What does play fair mean?	to do something by the rules	The politician was not playing fair during the election campaign.
play fair What does play fair mean?	avoid cheating	avoid cheatingThe boxer was an honorable athlete and always played fair when he was in the boxing ring.
play fair What does play fair mean?	to do something by the rules	The politician was not playing fair during the election campaign.
play fair What does play fair mean?	to avoid cheating, to play by the rules of something	The boxer was a good person and always played fair when he was in the boxing ring.
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jump through a hoop What does "jump through a hoop" mean?	do whatever one is told to do, obey any order	He is always ready to jump through a hoop for his boss so he is not very popular with the other employees.
Up the stick What does "Up the stick" mean?	(UK) If a woman is up the stick, she's pregnant.
a scaredy-cat What does "a scaredy-cat" mean?	someone who is easily frightened (usually used by children)	The children called their friend a scaredy-cat because she would not enter the empty house.
helter-skelter What does "helter-skelter" mean?	in a confusing group, in disorder	When we arrived at work we found the files scattered helter-skelter over the floor.
seize an opportunity What does "seize an opportunity" mean?	to take advantage of an opportunity	I seized the opportunity to take the extra class as soon as I heard about it.
cool one`s heels What does "cool one`s heels" mean?	to be kept waiting	The man was forced to cool his heels before his boss would talk to him.
have shit for brains What does "have shit for brains" mean?	be extremely dumb
flexitarian What does "flexitarian" mean?	vegetarian who sometimes eats meat or fish
(to be) hung up on (someone or something) What does "(to be) hung up on (someone or something)" mean?	to be obsessed or devoted to someone or something	My friend is hung up on one of his colleagues at work.
bail out (of something) What does "bail out (of something)" mean?	to abandon a situation, to jump out of an airplane	The plan to buy a summer home with our friends was becoming too expensive so we decided to bail out.

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Play Fair Idiom